kernel source code

[not disclosed]

We need it for building drivers which aren't included in the fedora distros 
- not everything in the world is rpm based.  We also need it to customize 
the kernels.

I have around 20 machines running fc2, (they are all running different 
kernels one different processors with different hardware)- the extra hassle 
involved here (and it is a fiddly task) makes it easier to switch to another 
distro.

Not everything is rpm'd - this change is an huge pain in the arse. I don't 
see how including this package inconveniences anyone.

SA






>From: Peter Backlund <peter.backlund at home.se>
>Reply-To: Development discussions related to Fedora Core 
><fedora-devel-list at redhat.com>
>To: fedora-devel-list at redhat.com
>Subject: Re: kernel source code
>Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:25:30 +0200
>
>ons 2005-03-30 klockan 10:07 +0000 skrev not disclosed:
> > Dear All,
> > RE: In order to eliminate the redundancy inherent in providing a 
>separate
> > package for the kernel source code when that source code already exists 
>in
> > the kernel's .src.rpm file, Fedora Core 3 no longer includes the
> > kernel-source package. -
> > http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/fc3/x86/
> >
> > I think this is a big mistake - kernel-source didn't harm anyone and
> > removing it hugely increases the amount of hassle involved in any kernel
> > upgrade.  You have to accept that fedora users will be using stuff that 
>lies
> > outside the fedora world of nicely packaged programs and this means that
> > users need the source code.
>
>What do they need it for, exactly?
>
> > The hassle involved with this elimination of
> > the kernel source code package is irritating enough for us to consider 
>using
> > another distro when we come to change from FC2.
>
>Did you read the instructions in the release notes for obtaining a
>buildable kernel source tree?
>
>/Peter
>
>
>
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